Richard Thompson buffs will enjoy a studio take of the familiar Blackwaterside, with their hero (also Dennys musical guru) working out the arrangement as they go along.
I loved hearing such rarities as the wonderful Jackson C Frank song Blues Run the Game, and other ingredients from the staple diet of the folk clubs from which Denny sprang to become a revered figurehead of folk-rock.
Two examples, Memphis Tennessee and Thatll Be The Day, may not impress Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly aficionados but, live or in the studio, she seemed to get a lot of fun out of singing them.
And it amounts, beyond question, to a distinguished collectors item.
Although his songs were covered by Simon and Garfunkel and Nick Drake, he remained a troubled, enigmatic figure.
Rediscovered shortly before his death in 1999, this two-disc compilation is a definitive collection of his work.
This compilation superseded the earlier one-disc set issued on the Strange Fruit label in 1997 that due to rights issues was withdrawn on the day of release thereby creating a highly collectable disc up until the release of this comprehensive set.
A seven song concert broadcast from Londons Paris Theatre is also included which captured her at the peak of her powers.
The collection is supplemented by a rare and insightful interview with Denny for the BBCs World Service programme Tomorrows People with Clive Jordan.
When the Live at the BBC boxset came out in September 2007 it was rapturously praised wherever it was reviewed including The Sun 2 and the Sunday Express who also ran a two-page spread on Dennys career.
The set gained 5 star reviews in Uncut, Record Collector and Mojo, whose critic Jim Irvin asserted in his review that (The set) provides more evidence that shes among the finest singer-songwriters who ever sang and wrote.
This favourable critical response did much to continue the resurgence of interest in Sandy Denny s work.
So shed no doubt be thrilled how fans clamour for albums like this.(where) Dennys wonderful voice and astonishing songwriting ability shine through review by SJC, 21 September 2007, The Sun, p66.
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